Bathroom construction



PATENT OFFICE.

JOB:N' W. DE MOTT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BATHROOM. CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed October 11, 1926. Serial No. 140,798.

This invention relates to improvements in bath room construction ortoilet construction generally, and has particular reference to certainof the accessories to be incorporated in said bath room.

The invention contemplates a toilet accessory adapted to be incorporatedwithin the wall and which will not attract particular attention to'thesame. The invention in the main incorporates a container with associatedaccessories such as injection and douche devices which are placeddirectly within or built within the wall, and a swing door normallycloses the gap in the wall so that the said container and accessoriesare hidden from view, when the device is not in use. Obviously theexterior of the door may be fitted with a mirror so that the device maybe useful as well as ornamental. Such a device and constructionminimizes embarrassment and likewise is very handy and convenient.

The invention has for further objects the provision of a bath roomconstruction which is inexpensive and generally superior in use andservice.

-With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel and useful provision, formation, construction, association andrelative arrangement of parts, members and features, all as disclosed incertain embodiments in. the accompanying drawing, described generally,and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

. In the drawin Figure 1 .is a firagmentary and perspective view showingthe general construction; and,

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 and on anenlarged scale from the showing of Figure 1.

Referring withsparticularity to the drawing, the improved constructionis designated as an entirety by A, of which a and b are means thereof,both of which means may be used in practicing one embodiment of theinvention. The means a may comprise the.

usual ,wall which may consist of plaster or tile 1 secured-to the usualstudding 2. Adapted to be secfiied to said wall and the studding is themeans I) which includes a built-in cabinet or case 3 having top andbottom walls 4 and 5 respectively and sidewalls 6 and 7 to all of whichwalls is joined a back wall 8 and with a door 9 secured to one of theside walls as 7 by hinging or otherwise, as shown at 10. The saidcabinet or case is likewise pro-' vided with a front marginal flangedesignated generally as 11 and is for: the purpose of providing afinished appearace to the said cabinet or case. This marginal flange maybe placed upon the case after the plaster or tile has been secured aboutthe cabinet or case.

After the said cabinet or case has been-,s'e-. 1

cured within the wall and to the studding inany approved manner, thetoilet accessory,

contained within said case ma be coupled to a source of water supply orother liquld supply. In particular the case contains therem a liquidreservoir 12, and said reservoir'is provi-dedwith a gauge 13 withinwhich auge' liquid is received to indicate the hei it of the liquidwithin said reservoir, and 1i ewise the quantity of said liquid therein.To this end graduations 14 are provided on the said reservoir. In thepresent instance the reservoir-would hold approximately eight quarts.

The said reservoir is likewise provided with' a heat-indicating devicesuch as a thermometer 15 whereby the temperature of the liquid withinthe reservoir may be directly ascertained. 6 A-p'ipe 16 has an endthereof opening with-- in the said reservoir at 17 and said pipe isadapted to be connected to -pipe 18 throu h a coupling 19, with a sourceof liquid supp y such as water. In particular two pipes 20 and 21 fromthe source of liquid supply are provided, it being intended that one ofsaid pipes should communicate with a source of hot" liquid supply andthe other withcold.

liquid supply, and valves 22 and 23 are pro-- vided for graduating orregulating the amount of warm liquid with relation to the amount of coldliquid. The handles of said valves extend outwardly from the surface ofthe wall 1. Admin pipe 24: is received within the bottom 5 of thecabinet or case and a partition 25 acts as a drip retainer so that anyliquid that should leak from the said rescrvoir will be directed to thesaid drain pipe.

The said door 9 is provided on its interior surface with'brackets 26,and a flexible conducting member such as a rubber hose is adapted to becoiled about said brackets when not in use, with one end of said rubberhose connected to an outlet 27 of said reservoir and the opposite endcarrying a nozzleor other toilet accessory 28 with a valve 29 betweensaid nozzle andsaid rubber hose.

' Placed in the top wall 30 of said reservoir is a pressure controlmeans designated generally as c. This control means comprises in thepresent instance a valve cage 31 having an opening 32 within which isplaced a float 33, which float carries a stem 34. This stem carries aconical extremity 35 and is received within an opening 36 of the head 37of the cage. This opening 36 merges into a small opening 38. The saidhead is externally screw-threaded at 39 and likewise the thermometer 15.If it is desired that a l certain air pressure should be built up on theWater within the reservoir, the means 0 might be rotated so that theflange 40 would bear against the top surface of the reservoir. In otherwords, the cage poi'tlon would be at its lowest level within thereservoir. Obviously as the water filled the reservoir the a liquidwould contact with the float and raise the same so that the end 35 ofthe stem 34 would close the opening 38 and as the water continued torise within the reservoir the air above the surface of said water wouldtend to be compressed as between the top 30 and the surface of thewater. Obviously when the douche. is used there would be a greaterejective pressure exerted than there would be otherwise, as the liquidwould tend to be forced through the douche not only by gravity efiect oft e water, but by pressure exerted by air thereon as well.

As has previously been pointed out, the device is sightly in appearance,and the construction hides the general nature of the toilet accessorywhen the door is closed, and if the door is provided with someornamentation on the exterior thereof or with a mirror, guests or otherpersons using the bath room would not be apprised of the true nature ofthe device. \Vhile the cabinet or case might be used with its associatedreservoir exterior the wall, it is primarily intended by this inventionthat a built-in construction is contenlplated and not a constructionthat is portable. The device is adapted to be incorporatcd in the wallduring the building of the dwelling.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made inpracticing the invention, in departure from the particular showing ofthe drawing, without departing from the true spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

A wall cabinet, including-in combination,

a cabinet portion and a tank enclosed therein, means for supplying waterto said tank, a door hinged to the said cabinet portion, a hosenipplc'carried by the tank adjacent the hinged edge of the door, a hosesupporting reel carried by the inside face of the door, and a hoseconnected with said nipple and adapted to be carried by said reel on theinside face of the door when not in use.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN W. DE MOTT.

